{"id":19828,"date":"2026-04-19T13:20:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T07:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19828"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:35:08","slug":"dalma-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dalma-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a herd of 38 elephant have returned to the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary after nearly three years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the <\/span><b>state of Jharkhand.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated around the <\/span><b>Dalma Hills on the Chottanagpur Plateau.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sanctuary gets its name <\/span><b>from the \u201cDalma mai\u201d a local goddess<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who is revered and worshipped by the local people and the people of adjoining villages of Dalma.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The terrain here is hilly and rocky, with dense forests and grasslands.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>River:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The entire forest of Dalma Sanctuary falls in the catchment of the <\/span><b>Subarnarekha River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It features two prominent waterfalls, <\/span><b>Sitaguldi and Dassam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The forests of Dalma come under the category \u201c<\/span><b>Dry peninsular Sal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d and \u201cNorthern dry mixed deciduous Forest\u201c.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Medicinal plants like Ananatmula, Satawari, Sarpgandha, etc. are abundant in the sanctuary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various types of trees, climbers, herbs, shrubs, and orchids are found here.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides elephants, the sanctuary has a considerable population of other wildlife like barking deer, wild boar, giant squirrel, porcupine, pangolin, sloth bear, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/avenuemail.in\/elephant-herd-returns-dalma-wildlife-sanctuary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary in Jharkhand lies in the Dalma Hills of the Chotanagpur Plateau, named after the local deity Dalma Mai. 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